Will dry firing my Victory damage it?
Yellow dry wall anchors are a very inexpensive way to keep from dry firing. They feed from the magazine too if you wish to do so.
bob
Will dry firing my Victory damage it?
The manual even states not to dry fire it.
WHAT???!! There's a MANUAL???!! And someone actually READS IT???!!!
I thought you were just supposed to throw that away and then ask questions of anonymous "experts" on gun forums!
For some things, yes, for others, no.If more people would wade through the manual (including the many, many pages on firearm safety) there'd be a lot fewer problems and questions on the forum.
For some things, yes, for others, no.
For example, every firearm manual states that if you place a reloaded cartridge within 15 feet of their firearm, terrible things will happen, all hell will break loose, many people will die, your gun will be spontaneously destroyed, etc. And if you are ballsy enough to add an after market trigger, your gun is no longer safe, and kiss the warranty on the rest of the parts of the gun goodbye.
So manuals can contain both good and bad information. Much of the bad information was added by lawyers in an attempt to protect the manufacturer.
When it comes to dry firing advice from the manufacturer, I admit that most of that advice appears truthful and good. However, I would not put it past some manufactures to say, "Go ahead and dry fire it (because we know you'll have to buy more stuff from us to fix it later!)" Or, perhaps they just don't care.
With rimfire cartridges, the firing pin comes forward and hits the rim of the cartridge (duh!) If there is no cartridge or snapcap there, then the firing pin hits the breech face (unless there is a cutout in the breech face for the firing pin to harmlessly enter). Use your own brain - is metal smacking on metal a good idea? Where large surface areas are involved, it may not be a problem. But the tip of a firing pin is not a large surface area.
I didn't say not to read the manual. It was stated previously that reading the manual would cut down on a lot of questions on the forums. I agreed with that, and then went on with a few examples where reading the manual would NOT result in fewer questions. Specifically, regarding reloads and 3rd party parts. If one only read the manual, and didn't ask questions, there would be no such thing as reloading or 3rd party after market parts.In spite of a lot of the "lawyer language", reading the manual is good place to start